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i would like to congratulate senator feinstein on this legislation. we've been debating this egislation three months. there are strongly held views on both sides, that is not just ok but it is good, obviously. i respect the opinions of every member. minnesota has rural areas. minnesotans feel different ways about this. as the bill moves to the full senate, some of the bill's o-sponsors, i guess it is me and dick durbin remaining. we would like to talk to some of the arguments made against the ill. one of the arguments we've heard repeatedly is, independent justice departments studies proved that the last assault weapons ban was ineffective. i kind of wish the junior senator from texas was still here. during our first hearing one witness stated "independent studies, including the study if from the clinton justice department proves that the ban had no impact on lowering rime. uring our last committee hearing, it was the junior senator who said -- talking about that study, that was the janet reno department of justice under president clinton that said th
i would like to congratulate senator feinstein on this legislation. we've been debating this egislation three months. there are strongly held views on both sides, that is not just ok but it is good, obviously. i respect the opinions of every member. minnesota has rural areas. minnesotans feel different ways about this. as the bill moves to the full senate, some of the bill's o-sponsors, i guess it is me and dick durbin remaining. we would like to talk to some of the arguments made against the...
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those are the 35 senators so far who have told us, no, they oppose senator feinstein's proposed bill to ban assault weapons. 28 senators said yes, they agree with and support it. 34, no responses so far. and three said they had no position. we're going to chase the 34 no responses, and the three who say no position. and we'll come back on friday, give them enough time to think about their response so quick get a very firm idea of why this assault weapons ban has apparently got no chance of getting passed in the senate. you as the american people have a right to know what these senators believe, and i intend to get it out of them. let's turn now to the police chiefs. i can't think of five better people to talk to about what happened. ever since just over three months ago now. let me start with you if i may, chief. because you had the -- i don't even think there are the words to describe the experience of what you must have gone through that day. you had to walk into that school and find the bodies of 26 people, including 20 young school children between 6 and 7 years old who had been
those are the 35 senators so far who have told us, no, they oppose senator feinstein's proposed bill to ban assault weapons. 28 senators said yes, they agree with and support it. 34, no responses so far. and three said they had no position. we're going to chase the 34 no responses, and the three who say no position. and we'll come back on friday, give them enough time to think about their response so quick get a very firm idea of why this assault weapons ban has apparently got no chance of...
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senator feinstein, i was with her last night. and while she was very disappointed in what she heard from majority leader reid, she was very clear about taking this fight to its full and complete resolution. and i think all of us have got to say to our colleagues in congress that fear is not an option. fear of not being reelected, fear of the nra. we are fairlized in fear right now. and we've got to stop it. >> right. congresswoman lee, is there anything that congress can pass that will curb the violence? a lot of people have been pushing back saying look, there's nothing that could be done in washington, d.c. that would protect our children in the vast majority of america. do you agree with that? >> i refuse to believe that. i believe we can pass back ground checks. i'm hoping we'll pass some version of the repeal of the tee hard amendment. it's a rider. congressman moran, myself, all of us are trying to work to repeal the tiahrt amendment which would make it easier for law enforcement to conduct gun tracing efforts. so i think t
senator feinstein, i was with her last night. and while she was very disappointed in what she heard from majority leader reid, she was very clear about taking this fight to its full and complete resolution. and i think all of us have got to say to our colleagues in congress that fear is not an option. fear of not being reelected, fear of the nra. we are fairlized in fear right now. and we've got to stop it. >> right. congresswoman lee, is there anything that congress can pass that will...
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but as to senator feinstein's bill, 34 haven't responded as yet. three have no position. as we go to the break. here are the 28 in the senate who have come out in support of the bill to us, to our show. and just one note. we're going to keep going back to those who haven't responded and we'll update you probably on friday, give them enough time to work out what they want to tell us. [ coughs ] [ angry gibberish ] i took something for my sinuses, but i still have this cough. [ male announcer ] a lot of sinus products don't treat cough. they don't? [ male announcer ] nope, but alka seltzer plus severe sinus does it treats your worst sinus symptoms, plus that annoying cough. [ breathes deeply ] ♪ oh, what a relief it is [ angry gibberish ] [ breathes deeply ] ♪ oh, what a relief it is if youthen this willbrids arbe a nice surprise. meet the 5-passenger ford c-max hybrid. c-max come. c-max go. c-max give a ride to everyone it knows. c max has more passenger volume than competitor prius v and we haven't even mentioned... c-max also gets better mpg. say hi to the super fuel
but as to senator feinstein's bill, 34 haven't responded as yet. three have no position. as we go to the break. here are the 28 in the senate who have come out in support of the bill to us, to our show. and just one note. we're going to keep going back to those who haven't responded and we'll update you probably on friday, give them enough time to work out what they want to tell us. [ coughs ] [ angry gibberish ] i took something for my sinuses, but i still have this cough. [ male announcer ] a...
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i am pleased that senator feinstein is such a fighter. we will continue to fight until this gets done. people have to hold members of congress accountable. now is the time. it's a wake-up call, and people have to come to washington and insist that there be accountability to gun control and safety legislation. >> in light of what congressman lee says, do we hold congress responsible for getting into and advocating the fight? >> the headline, the front cover of the newspaper that said shame on us, should be a rallying cry of the american people with overwhelming majority wanting background checks, anti-trafficking bills, and, yes, they want a ban on assault weapons. if they don't rise up, the nra will win again. it's really a choice for the american people right now whether or not they are going to call members of the senate, house of representatives, or if they will let the nra holds all hostage to the gun lobby. >> sure. if you can't get an assault weapons ban now, when in the world will we get one? >> we will not wait for the next, massi
i am pleased that senator feinstein is such a fighter. we will continue to fight until this gets done. people have to hold members of congress accountable. now is the time. it's a wake-up call, and people have to come to washington and insist that there be accountability to gun control and safety legislation. >> in light of what congressman lee says, do we hold congress responsible for getting into and advocating the fight? >> the headline, the front cover of the newspaper that said...
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concerns i have with senator feinstein's legislation. the bill focuses on cosmetic features are certain firearms rather than mental illness and guns. the bill does nothing to deal with the lack of effective enforcement of current gun laws. people lie on background checks. there is a missing zero chance of getting prosecuted by the department of justice. i believe the bill would infringe upon the ability of law writing the citizens to defend themselves and their families. let me just add -- >> d have an amendment? -- do you have an amendment? >> i do. prohibited the use of ammunition clips, we should think long and hard for going down this road. last week the's markup make clear that the effectiveness of legislation would prevent military veterans from how best to defend families in their communities. in order to demonstrate what i believe to be the weaknesses and indeed you might say absurdities of this legislation, i offered an amendment that might have existed -- exempted these veterans, but it was rejected by this committee. nine of o
concerns i have with senator feinstein's legislation. the bill focuses on cosmetic features are certain firearms rather than mental illness and guns. the bill does nothing to deal with the lack of effective enforcement of current gun laws. people lie on background checks. there is a missing zero chance of getting prosecuted by the department of justice. i believe the bill would infringe upon the ability of law writing the citizens to defend themselves and their families. let me just add --...
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so i would say to dianne feinstein you might want to add one. the problem is where do you stop adding and that's why the list doesn't work and that's why asking her, can't one senator go out and decide what guns are perfect and what guns are inappropriate to decide in society as she has done it, and he was challenging her on that and he should be doing that. >> megyn: is it one senator? that's how we started the segment, simon. it doesn't take one senator, it takes 51 senators and then a majority of the house and the president in order to pass a law where elected representatives would say these are the the guns we think you can have and can't have and that's something for history doing in done in 1994, the n.r.a. never challenged the constitutionality of that law. >> well, megyn, i think part of what we're seeing there really hasn't been a debate about gun violence in the u.s. in a long time and i think some of the arguments the gun rights advocates are using aren't very good ones, frankly, because they haven't been challenged in a public settin
so i would say to dianne feinstein you might want to add one. the problem is where do you stop adding and that's why the list doesn't work and that's why asking her, can't one senator go out and decide what guns are perfect and what guns are inappropriate to decide in society as she has done it, and he was challenging her on that and he should be doing that. >> megyn: is it one senator? that's how we started the segment, simon. it doesn't take one senator, it takes 51 senators and then a...
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but you have been relentless about this. >> it makes me so angry that dianne feinstein who's seen it first hand, what the guns can do to people. she has literally picked up the pieces. >> what happened to the idea of just this is what we believe in and we are going ahead with it. even if we don't have the guns because we believe in this. that's the wha the other side does. we don't do it. harry reid should get ten million e-mails in his box tomorrow. everybody watching the show and everybody should text or tweet ten other people tonight and say, send a message to harry reid tomorrow to put the assault weapons ban back on the agenda. >> here's what barbra streisand tweeted. how can americans organize to make their voices heard on gun control, the economy and rising income to demand change on these urgent issues? take up the gun control thing. what can the american public, the majority of whom want an assault weapons ban, a universal background check, et cetera. what can they do if their politicians are simply too cowardly to act on their behalf because of the power of the nra? >> peop
but you have been relentless about this. >> it makes me so angry that dianne feinstein who's seen it first hand, what the guns can do to people. she has literally picked up the pieces. >> what happened to the idea of just this is what we believe in and we are going ahead with it. even if we don't have the guns because we believe in this. that's the wha the other side does. we don't do it. harry reid should get ten million e-mails in his box tomorrow. everybody watching the show and...
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is reid one of feinstein's enemies? >> i don't know how she defines her enemies but the reason there's no legislation because democrats don't want it as much as republicans don't. the democrats owe the senate majority to two people like harry reid and there are other democrats who feel the same way. democrats have as paul mentioned, but he could have hit the point harder, this tribal memory. they blame their defeat in 1994, not on their other mistakes, but on the assault weapons ban of that year and they're determined never to do it again. and all of this was predictable, by the way. i've been banging the drum for months that there was going to be no legislation passed through congress. that is just something you have to begin with. the whole thing is a delusion, a waste of time. that is not how change will come, not through legislation. >> we'll get nothing? >> well, you can get something but you have to understand the shape of this problem and you have to have a creative response. the first thing to understand, change
is reid one of feinstein's enemies? >> i don't know how she defines her enemies but the reason there's no legislation because democrats don't want it as much as republicans don't. the democrats owe the senate majority to two people like harry reid and there are other democrats who feel the same way. democrats have as paul mentioned, but he could have hit the point harder, this tribal memory. they blame their defeat in 1994, not on their other mistakes, but on the assault weapons ban of...
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ç >>reporter: feinstein referring there to the assassination of mayor moscone and supervisor milk in san francisco city hall. president obama first proposed new assault weapon ban after december deadly shooting at sandy hook elementary in connecticut. >> from sacramento tonight story of unintended consequences. it seems the effort to save california money by forcing state employee to take furlough days worked. it saved the state a lot of money. but it cost us apparently almost as much in other ways. annette explains. >>reporter: at the height of the recession despite protest state workers were forced to take as many as three days off without pay during the arnold schwarzenegger administration. today the fur 0continue at one day a month under governor brown. new report by the independent legislative analyst office found furlough saved the state 5 billion dollars in the short-term over 5 years. but increase vacation and leave time by 50%. >> during furlough employees would use the furlough in lieu of vacation. vacation. employl have bank furlough day. >>reporter: problem with mandate o
ç >>reporter: feinstein referring there to the assassination of mayor moscone and supervisor milk in san francisco city hall. president obama first proposed new assault weapon ban after december deadly shooting at sandy hook elementary in connecticut. >> from sacramento tonight story of unintended consequences. it seems the effort to save california money by forcing state employee to take furlough days worked. it saved the state a lot of money. but it cost us apparently almost as...
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i sat with dianne feinstein. i heard her tell the story firsthand about being in the city hall as deficits go when the shootings that occurred that led to her taking the mayor's office. i think she does not need anybody like ted cruz telling her what to do. this issue around gun violence, i think we have to recognize it is different for people who come from rural areas versus people who come from urban areas. i saw first gun when i was in middle school, a kid who held it, you know, during a robbery. i think that people who live in cities understand that this is something that is life or death for them and they watch what happens in the senate and it just looks like a couple of, you know, old people or a couple of older people, like, who are distanced from where they live, arguing about the philosophy and not talking about what is really happening on the ground in these places. >> i understand that. and, listen, you both are correct in that. but we're talking about the facts and what the law says about that ruling
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i-- that's not 60. >> woodruff: a disappointed feinstein later said on cnn that she will not play dead on the issue, adding reid assured her she will have a chance to offer the ban as an amendment to a larger bill. >> if it's an amendment, that is not a symbolic vote. i did the bill in 1994 on the floor as an amendment. it enacted a law. it went on to the house. it was enacted. what senator reid told me is that i would have an opportunity for a vote. i take him at his word. >> woodruff: for now, reid and senate democrats are trying to find a way to get other measures passed. that includes an expansion of background checks, new penalties for gun trafficking and for so- called straw purchases-- when other individuals buy guns for those who aren't authorized to own them. reid is aiming for votes sometime after the easter recess. but there's still little-- if any-- republican support for that effort. for more, i am joined by ed o'keefe, who has been reporting on this subject for the "washington post." welcome back to the "newshour," ed. first of all, majority leader reid said he was pullin
i-- that's not 60. >> woodruff: a disappointed feinstein later said on cnn that she will not play dead on the issue, adding reid assured her she will have a chance to offer the ban as an amendment to a larger bill. >> if it's an amendment, that is not a symbolic vote. i did the bill in 1994 on the floor as an amendment. it enacted a law. it went on to the house. it was enacted. what senator reid told me is that i would have an opportunity for a vote. i take him at his word. >>...
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feinstein is hoping that president obama can help fight the ban like president clinton did for her bill back in the '90s. the president has been pushing for tighter gun since the great school shooting at connecticut. >> the families of some of the children killed in the sandy hooke elementary school shooting at connecticut were in san francisco. they joined bay area leaders to mark the three month anniversary of the massacre and announced an initiative to prevent future gun violence. >> on december 14th, 20 students and 6 adults were killed and a shooting in newtown, connecticut. the new initiative is aimed at using money from the venture cabalist to invest in new innovations in gun safety, mental health research, and school safety. >> senator rob portman, a prominent ohio conservative, is reversing his hard-line position against gay marriage. it has to do with a another revelation, one deeply personal. his 21 year-old son, a wheel, is gay, something that he learned two years ago. here's what portman has to say about the revelation. >> i am going to rip process of changing my position o
feinstein is hoping that president obama can help fight the ban like president clinton did for her bill back in the '90s. the president has been pushing for tighter gun since the great school shooting at connecticut. >> the families of some of the children killed in the sandy hooke elementary school shooting at connecticut were in san francisco. they joined bay area leaders to mark the three month anniversary of the massacre and announced an initiative to prevent future gun violence....
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chairman. >> senator feinstein has urged a no vote. i pay particular attention living on a dirt road in a town that has no police force -- >> mr. chairman, with the guns you have, they don't need a police force. >> i feel adequately protected. the clerk call the roll. >> ms. feinstein. >> no. >> mr. schumer. >> no. >> mr. durbin. >> no. >> mr. whitehouse. >> no by proxy. >> ms. klobuchar. >> no. >> mr. franken. >> no. >> mr. koonce. >> no by -- mr. coons. >> no by proxy. >> ms. hirono. >> no. >> mr. sessions. >> aye by proxy. >> mr. graham. >> aye. >> mr. cornyn. >> aye by proxy. >> mr. lee. >> aye by proxy. >> mr. cruz. >> aye. >> mr. chairman. >> no. >> mr. chairman, eight yeas, 10 nays. >> i would note that i do have other amendments, but in order to maintain the pleasant and disposition of the chairman and not to burn any bridges unnecessarily -- [laughter] >> and this close to st. patrick's day -- >> at least not right now, i withhold further amendments for the floor. thank you. >> i appreciate that. the senator from texas knows m
chairman. >> senator feinstein has urged a no vote. i pay particular attention living on a dirt road in a town that has no police force -- >> mr. chairman, with the guns you have, they don't need a police force. >> i feel adequately protected. the clerk call the roll. >> ms. feinstein. >> no. >> mr. schumer. >> no. >> mr. durbin. >> no. >> mr. whitehouse. >> no by proxy. >> ms. klobuchar. >> no. >> mr. franken....
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i bet feinstein will have a few choice words for him. blue ghosts says we can thank harry for not fixing the filibuster and removing the executes for not removing the ban. the party has crap ideas. democrats have solutions and are weenies >> bill: and no spine. so republicans have the spine. >> that's a good point. no ideas. democrats have the ideas but no spine. again, you can't -- you will never win. right? unless you take it to a vote unless you force it to a vote. it's just like a team not going out on the field before the game. at least you've got to play the damn game. >> you can't win if you don't play >> bill: jack, help us out. >> i don't think i can, bill. i am so incensed. i think if dianne wants to prove a point, the first time the senate gets ready to act she ought to invoke a real filibuster like rand paul did and start talking. >> bill: that's a good idea. you can do a filibuster to oppose something. i wonder if you can do a filibuster to force a vote on something. >> caller: why couldn't you. >> bill: i don't think it's e
i bet feinstein will have a few choice words for him. blue ghosts says we can thank harry for not fixing the filibuster and removing the executes for not removing the ban. the party has crap ideas. democrats have solutions and are weenies >> bill: and no spine. so republicans have the spine. >> that's a good point. no ideas. democrats have the ideas but no spine. again, you can't -- you will never win. right? unless you take it to a vote unless you force it to a vote. it's just like...
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about the constitution and the second amendment senator feinstein known for her efforts to curb gun violence in america was on the san francisco board of supervisors the equal of a city council when friends san francisco marriage george months most coney and city supervisor harvey milk were assassinated feinstein found mosconi body lying in a pool of blood and had to feel through his old hole riddled body to check for a pulse senator feinstein was also the first to arrive in milks office after his assassination and again made efforts to revive him even though he was already dead these tragic efforts informed a feinstein about america's gun problem and led her to propose an assault weapons ban in one thousand nine hundred six that ban was adopted by the house the senate and signed into law by bill clinton unfortunately the original assault weapons ban expired after ten years and george w. bush republicans chose not to renew it so in the wake of the newtown tragedy senator feinstein introduced a new assault weapons ban and yesterday the senate judiciary committee took the measure up f
about the constitution and the second amendment senator feinstein known for her efforts to curb gun violence in america was on the san francisco board of supervisors the equal of a city council when friends san francisco marriage george months most coney and city supervisor harvey milk were assassinated feinstein found mosconi body lying in a pool of blood and had to feel through his old hole riddled body to check for a pulse senator feinstein was also the first to arrive in milks office after...
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angela says, i'm with president obama and senator feinstein. we must keep fighting for this. and kara says, "i'm all for an assault weapons ban but we may have to take baby steps here." colorado made a big step forward on gun reform today. we've got the details coming up next. first, we want to hear what you think. please head over to facebook and search "politicsnation" and "like" us to join the conversation that keeps going long after the show ends. bster't our largest selection of lobster entrees, like lobster lover's dream or new grilled lobster and lobster tacos. come in now and sea food differently. visit redlobster.com now for an exclusive $10 coupon on two lobsterfest entrees. diarrhea, gas, bloating? yes! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues... with three strains of good bacteria. [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. [ bop ] [ bop ] [ bop ] you can do that all you want, i don't like v8 juice. [ male announcer ] how about v8 v-fusion. a full serving of vegetables, a full serving of fruit. but wha
angela says, i'm with president obama and senator feinstein. we must keep fighting for this. and kara says, "i'm all for an assault weapons ban but we may have to take baby steps here." colorado made a big step forward on gun reform today. we've got the details coming up next. first, we want to hear what you think. please head over to facebook and search "politicsnation" and "like" us to join the conversation that keeps going long after the show ends. bster't our...
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senator feinstein isn't the first to lash out at the texas freshman. last month, senator john mccain, republican from arizona, and bob nelson, the democrat from florida, slammed cruz for questioning chuck hagel's patriotism in the defense secretary's confirmation hearing. and "the post" and politico have reported on widespread bipartisan agreement that ted cruz is a bit big in his britches for a freshman in the senate. >> there's nothing that both sides can agree on. thanks so much for your time, jonathan. we appreciate it. >>> here's other news going on. we start in louisiana, where a pipeline fire that began tuesday continued to burn last night. the u.s. coast guard says the barge is carrying roughly 92,000 gallons of oil. authorities are waiting for the fire to burn itself out. >>> utah, a drunk drive plowed through a home depot parking lot, taking down several sheds and cars with him. he admitted to drinking quite a bit of whisky before the accident. >>> in florida, a man dressed in women's clothing walked into a bank, demanding the teller fill his
senator feinstein isn't the first to lash out at the texas freshman. last month, senator john mccain, republican from arizona, and bob nelson, the democrat from florida, slammed cruz for questioning chuck hagel's patriotism in the defense secretary's confirmation hearing. and "the post" and politico have reported on widespread bipartisan agreement that ted cruz is a bit big in his britches for a freshman in the senate. >> there's nothing that both sides can agree on. thanks so...
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that is how dianne feinstein became mayor of san francisco in 1978. and that's what she was talking about today. to ted cruz when she talked about seeing the bodies. an incident in which she had to put her fingers into the bullet holes to try to find a pulse that she did not find. san francisco was a stunned city again in 1993 when a gunman walked into an office at 101 california street holding a pair of semiautomatic weapons. he had modified them so they could fire even faster your typical semiautomatic weapon. with those weapons he killed eight people and wounded six others before he killed himself. it was in reaction to that massacre at 101 california that then senator dianne feinstein led the national fight for an assault weapons ban. in 1994, and at the time, nobody said it would pass. but it did pass and it was in effect for ten years. while the constitution survived and everything. president george w. bush and the republican controlled congress let that law expire ten years later in 2004. and because they let it expire, that is why the mother o
that is how dianne feinstein became mayor of san francisco in 1978. and that's what she was talking about today. to ted cruz when she talked about seeing the bodies. an incident in which she had to put her fingers into the bullet holes to try to find a pulse that she did not find. san francisco was a stunned city again in 1993 when a gunman walked into an office at 101 california street holding a pair of semiautomatic weapons. he had modified them so they could fire even faster your typical...
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. >> i want to ask you also about the assault weapon ban, your former colleague, dianne feinstein, deeply disappointed that harry reid said there aren't the votes and he's going to strip it out of whatever legislation does get to the floor. because he thinks otherwise he wouldn't be able to pass anything. i know you voted to re-authorize the assault weapons ban back in 2004. so now what? do you think that the emotion and the reaction to newtown, connecticut, has now faded? >> well, i wouldn't think so. i think what's at stake here are people's positions that they've already taken on these issues. and how it affects their states. and so it's, it's less a partisan divide than rather it could be a regional divide or a policy issue of this, of this magnitude. so i think that obviously the senate has the option of considering an amendment. if they allow open amendment process on this issue. so that people can weigh in and express their views. >> senator now that you've left the senate, life after the senate, do you have a different perspective on what has been happening in washington and how g
. >> i want to ask you also about the assault weapon ban, your former colleague, dianne feinstein, deeply disappointed that harry reid said there aren't the votes and he's going to strip it out of whatever legislation does get to the floor. because he thinks otherwise he wouldn't be able to pass anything. i know you voted to re-authorize the assault weapons ban back in 2004. so now what? do you think that the emotion and the reaction to newtown, connecticut, has now faded? >> well,...
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i walked in, i saw people shot. >> feinstein is referring to the fact that back in 1978, she was one of the first to find mayor and harvey milk after they were assassinated at san francisco city hall. >> you know, it's fine you want to lecture me on the constitution. i appreciate it. just know i have been here for a long time. i studied the constitution myself and i am reasonably well educated and i thank you for the lecture. you use the word, prohibit, it exempts 2,271 weapons. isn't that enough for the people and the united states? >> ms. chairman. >> did you have a chance to speak with senator cruz after that public exchange? >> no, i needed to cool down. >> i just felt patronized. i felt he was arrogant about it. you know, when you come from where i come from and what you've seen and when you found a dead body and you put your finger in bullet holes, you really realize the impact of weapons. >> in the end, the senate judiciary committee approved the bill banning 157 different molds of assault weapons and magazines that carry more than ten bullets. the approval is 10 to 8 on party
i walked in, i saw people shot. >> feinstein is referring to the fact that back in 1978, she was one of the first to find mayor and harvey milk after they were assassinated at san francisco city hall. >> you know, it's fine you want to lecture me on the constitution. i appreciate it. just know i have been here for a long time. i studied the constitution myself and i am reasonably well educated and i thank you for the lecture. you use the word, prohibit, it exempts 2,271 weapons....
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the senate majority leader told feinstein the ban would fall short of the 60 votes needed to pass. one way bai area mother says she's disappointed by the news. >> the gun industry is having too much control over what is happening in our country. mothers and fathers not having enough say over what happens. >> senator feinstein released a statement today i regret it. i tried my best but my best, i guess wasn't good enough. >> cab drivers packed a board meeting today say their incomes being hurt by car services springing up in the city. and the mta think there's is a need for more. >> honking in solidarity, cab drivers circled city hall. inside, cabbies packed an sfmta board meeting. the agenda included discussion about improving more cabs on san francisco streets but that item was put off until april. still, that is what angry drivers came to talk about. they say they can't get enough work as it is. and complaint is with unregulated car service and ride sharing apps popping up. >> they're going to drive everybody into the ground. >> you might have seen pink mustaches. those are taxi
the senate majority leader told feinstein the ban would fall short of the 60 votes needed to pass. one way bai area mother says she's disappointed by the news. >> the gun industry is having too much control over what is happening in our country. mothers and fathers not having enough say over what happens. >> senator feinstein released a statement today i regret it. i tried my best but my best, i guess wasn't good enough. >> cab drivers packed a board meeting today say their...
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therance that feinstein ended -- the answer that feinstein ended up with suggested by dick durbin was yes, we do with the first amendment when we outlaw pornography. so that is a large category of speech that is illegal, and that therefore it isn't absolute every right of the first or the second or the fourth amendment is one that you cannot touch. i thought cruz was -- also the manner which he answered it appeared a little bit offensive. i don't think cruz helped himself. but on the general argument, feinstein's side, even though we won in committee, is going to lose. has no chance in the house. it will probably lose in the senate. >> bret: judge, your take on that exchange? >> i thought senator cruz was terrific for articulating the constitutionalist position of the bill of rights that the government can willy-nilly tamper with the rights and he revealed the fatal flaw in thinking of the big government progressive which was senator feinstein is one. they think they can write any law and regulate any behavior they want, because they're the congress and let the supreme court worry abo
therance that feinstein ended -- the answer that feinstein ended up with suggested by dick durbin was yes, we do with the first amendment when we outlaw pornography. so that is a large category of speech that is illegal, and that therefore it isn't absolute every right of the first or the second or the fourth amendment is one that you cannot touch. i thought cruz was -- also the manner which he answered it appeared a little bit offensive. i don't think cruz helped himself. but on the general...
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feinstein, senator feinstein had not taken any action even though the assault weapons ban had expired just about 10 years earlier. so you see the change. jenna: let's a little bit about that because dianne feinstein says she is disappointed in this. she said if you think congress would listen and clearly listened to the nra. a lot of fingers point to the nra as the reason behind the fact this part of the legislation was dropped. however we had this author on our program, juan, and can you bring up juan, i like to see him when i'm talking to him as well. thank you, i'm sorry. we have fancy graphics just talking to you, juan. thanks for that. >> okay. jenna: dan bond, this writer, did this big story about traveling across the country and taking a look at gun owners and he points out there's 100 million gun owners in this country and that the nra only has four million members. and when you look at the stat that we presented into this segment, seems a lot of people were motivated to go out and apply for guns because of this legislation, because of a question about the legislation. so is i
feinstein, senator feinstein had not taken any action even though the assault weapons ban had expired just about 10 years earlier. so you see the change. jenna: let's a little bit about that because dianne feinstein says she is disappointed in this. she said if you think congress would listen and clearly listened to the nra. a lot of fingers point to the nra as the reason behind the fact this part of the legislation was dropped. however we had this author on our program, juan, and can you bring...
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feinstein who has championed the cause for decades of fighting assault weapons plans to keep fighting for her ban. >> very powerful. i've known that all my wife. it doesn't take a weapon away from anyone. i mean, my goodness, the nra says there are 2 million of these or 3 million of them, whatever it is, in the country already. how many assault weapons do you need in the united states of america? >> well, the new york covered that this morning. look at that, wow. the headline "shame on u.s., assault weapons bill is dead." that is tough. surrounded by the photos of the children there killed in newtown, connecticut. not a bad memory to keep in mind. first, just three months after newtown and eight months after the aurora, colorado, shootings in the movie theater it's time to do something. tonight i'm urging y'all to call your senators and members of congress. i don't hardly ever do this but if you have a pencil or a piece of paper write this down. you can decide whether to do it in the next hour but you ought to do it. 202 is the d.c. number. 224-3121. 224-3121. i will give that number
feinstein who has championed the cause for decades of fighting assault weapons plans to keep fighting for her ban. >> very powerful. i've known that all my wife. it doesn't take a weapon away from anyone. i mean, my goodness, the nra says there are 2 million of these or 3 million of them, whatever it is, in the country already. how many assault weapons do you need in the united states of america? >> well, the new york covered that this morning. look at that, wow. the headline...
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>> senator feinstein later apologized for her response saying that senator cruz had made her angry. the committee later approved the assault weapons ban though it is unlikely to get the votes needed to pass in the full senate. >>> elsewhere in the united states senate john mccain today marked the 40th anniversary of his release from a prison in vietnam where he had spent five and a half years as a p.o.w. in a place they called the hanoi hilton. mccain and 107 others were released march 14 of 1973. the former republican presidential nominee was tortured repeatedly after being shot down as a naval aviator captured by the north vietnamese in october of '67. on the senator floor today his colleague mitch mcconnell paid tribute to the former naval aviator and thanked him for his continued service. >>> you may have heard the headline from a new study on breast cancer making the rounds today. the news from it was scary. radiation therapy to treat cancer may lead to an increased risk in heart disease. but the fine print is crucial here. tonight, our chief medical editor, dr. nancy snyderman
>> senator feinstein later apologized for her response saying that senator cruz had made her angry. the committee later approved the assault weapons ban though it is unlikely to get the votes needed to pass in the full senate. >>> elsewhere in the united states senate john mccain today marked the 40th anniversary of his release from a prison in vietnam where he had spent five and a half years as a p.o.w. in a place they called the hanoi hilton. mccain and 107 others were released...
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he could put on what is essentially an unpopular measure, dianne feinstein notwithstanding, and that's a renewal of the assault weapons ban. he could put it on that base bill and have it bring down the entire bill. under that circumstances, by harry reid's estimation, it has fewer, martin, fewer than 40 votes in support in the united states senate. you can't blame it all on ted cruz and his compatriots on the republican side. there are several democrats who don't favor a renewal of the assault weapons ban. you need 60 votes. harry reid told us with less than 40 votes in support, it would be filibustered, gun control wouldn't even get a debate and that's unacceptable to aefb in the wake of newtown, just three months passed. what's going to be on the floor in the base bill? this is why it's important. something that can pass with bipartisan support, there's a provision to crack down on straw purchasers and gun trafficking and a few other provision. that will be a starting point. the assault weapons ban, they'll try to add it in. it's not likely to be passed ar be attached. >> if senate d
he could put on what is essentially an unpopular measure, dianne feinstein notwithstanding, and that's a renewal of the assault weapons ban. he could put it on that base bill and have it bring down the entire bill. under that circumstances, by harry reid's estimation, it has fewer, martin, fewer than 40 votes in support in the united states senate. you can't blame it all on ted cruz and his compatriots on the republican side. there are several democrats who don't favor a renewal of the assault...
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so i think he really kind of has a personal -- not unlike senator diane feinstein of california that he wants to see it through. and if they get anything, fred, it will be a very big deal because congress does not like to vote on these issues. >> gloria borger, thanks so much in washington. >> sure. >>> all right. coming up, a surprising statement on same sex marriage from the american academy of pediatrics. >>> a group of pediatricians has announced that it supports same sex marriage. american academy of pediatrics said in a policy statement "if a child has two living and capable parents who choose to create a permanent bond by the way of civil marriage, it's in the best interest of their children that legal and social institutions allow them and support them to do so irrespective of their sexual orientation." that comes at a time of rising speculation of same sex marriage. a new "the washington post" poll shows 58% think it should be legal for same sex couples to marry and 36% think it should be illegal. jeff gardere joining me from new york. first, your thoughts on the statement t
so i think he really kind of has a personal -- not unlike senator diane feinstein of california that he wants to see it through. and if they get anything, fred, it will be a very big deal because congress does not like to vote on these issues. >> gloria borger, thanks so much in washington. >> sure. >>> all right. coming up, a surprising statement on same sex marriage from the american academy of pediatrics. >>> a group of pediatricians has announced that it...
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a verbal shootout occurred between ted cruz from texas and dianne feinstein. >> it seems to us all of us should begin with the constitution and the second amendment in the bill of rights provides that the right of the people to keep in z.bear arms should not be infringed. >> i walked in and saw people shot. i looked at bodies shot with the weapons and have seen the bullets that implode. >> feinstein spoke about the moments after the 1978 murders of mayor george mosconi and supervisor harvey milk. president obama called for the ban after december's shooting massacre in sandy hook elementary school. >> president obama continued his so called charm offensive today. the president made his third trip to capitol hill this time meeting with republicans over a lunch talking with about tax rates and the need for a grand bargain. senators said they're happy to see the president reaching out on the other side of the aisle. mitch mcconnell called it quote, a great meeting. >> transition for a new billing system is being blamed for tens of thousands of customers not getting their bills on time. >>
a verbal shootout occurred between ted cruz from texas and dianne feinstein. >> it seems to us all of us should begin with the constitution and the second amendment in the bill of rights provides that the right of the people to keep in z.bear arms should not be infringed. >> i walked in and saw people shot. i looked at bodies shot with the weapons and have seen the bullets that implode. >> feinstein spoke about the moments after the 1978 murders of mayor george mosconi and...
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. >>> diane feinstein expressed anger when she learned the bill would not include her assault weapons ban. feinstein says her discovery of slain supervisor harvey milk fuels her desire for stricter gun control. >> this is very important to me. i'm snot going to lay down and play dead. i think the american people have said in every single public poll that they support this kind of legislation. >> the legislation would need at least 60 votes to pass. the majority leader says the assault measure has at best 40 vote. >>> another marine has died in nevada bringing the death toll to 8. six marines your injured and flown to nearby hospitals. the marines were firing a mortar. they were all from camp lejeune. the pentagon has put a moratorium on the firing of those mortars pending an investigation. >>> in iraq a series of bombings marked the tenth anniversary of the u.s.-led invasion. at least 65 people were killed in about 20 different attacks. most of them in and around baghdad. nearly 250 other people were wounded. this is iraq's deadliest day in 6 months and it was a stark reminder of the
. >>> diane feinstein expressed anger when she learned the bill would not include her assault weapons ban. feinstein says her discovery of slain supervisor harvey milk fuels her desire for stricter gun control. >> this is very important to me. i'm snot going to lay down and play dead. i think the american people have said in every single public poll that they support this kind of legislation. >> the legislation would need at least 60 votes to pass. the majority leader says...
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cruz challenged feinstein on the constitution and feinstein hit hard back. let's take a look. >> the question that i would pose to the senior senator from california is would she deem it consistent with the bill of rights for congress to engage in the same endeavor that we are contemplating doing with the second amendment in the context of the first or fourth amendment? namely would she consider it constitutional for congress to specify that the first amendment shall apply only to the following books? and she'll not apply to the books that congress has deemed outside the protection of the bill of rights. >> i'm not a sixth grader. senator, i've been on this committee for 20 years. i was a mayor for nine years. i walked in. i saw people shot. i've looked at bodies that have been shot with these weapons. i've seen the bullets that implode. in sandy hook, youngsters were dismembered. it's fine you want to lecture me on the constitution. i appreciate it. just know i've been here for a long time. i've passed on a number of bills. i studied the constitution, mysel
cruz challenged feinstein on the constitution and feinstein hit hard back. let's take a look. >> the question that i would pose to the senior senator from california is would she deem it consistent with the bill of rights for congress to engage in the same endeavor that we are contemplating doing with the second amendment in the context of the first or fourth amendment? namely would she consider it constitutional for congress to specify that the first amendment shall apply only to the...
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. >>> diane feinstein expressed anger when she learned the bill would not include her assault weapons ban. feinstein says her discovery of slain supervisor harvey milk fuels her desire for stricter gun control. >> this is very important to me. i'm snot going to lay down and play dead. i think the american people have said in every single public poll that they support this kind of legislation. >> the legislation would need at least 60 votes to pass. the majority leader says the assault measure has at best 40 vote. >>> another marine has died in nevada bringing the death toll to 8. six marines your injured and flown to nearby hospitals. the marines were firing a mortar. they were all from camp lejeune. the pentagon has put a moratorium on the firing of those mortars pending an investigation. >>> in iraq a series of bombings marked the tenth anniversary of the u.s.-led invasion. at least 65 people were killed in about 20 different attacks. most of them in and around baghdad. nearly 250 other people were wounded. this is iraq's deadliest day in 6 months and it was a stark reminder of the
. >>> diane feinstein expressed anger when she learned the bill would not include her assault weapons ban. feinstein says her discovery of slain supervisor harvey milk fuels her desire for stricter gun control. >> this is very important to me. i'm snot going to lay down and play dead. i think the american people have said in every single public poll that they support this kind of legislation. >> the legislation would need at least 60 votes to pass. the majority leader says...
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the mayor and the chief have mentioned the tremendous leadership of senator feinstein. i told her of this meeting today, she is in washington, the judiciary committee had its own meeting this morning, but she sends her resolved. she's determined and you know when diane is determined. (applause). >> supervisor cohen, leadership, we chatted with her yet and she talked about violence in the community and what that means to children who have to experience it, even if you are not personally apparently injured but that they are traumatickly injured and we thank melia for her leadership as well. now we come to the part of the program that goes to the core of the matter. the mayor is against illegal guns and that initiative, which is a national and very strong initiative, the chief talks about being part of the police chiefs who spoke from a congressional perspective, joe has worked with the vice president on this subject. all of our focus in the house and the leadership of congressman mike thompson, a gun owner, a hunter, a vietnam vet, a wounded vietnam vet, a person who unde
the mayor and the chief have mentioned the tremendous leadership of senator feinstein. i told her of this meeting today, she is in washington, the judiciary committee had its own meeting this morning, but she sends her resolved. she's determined and you know when diane is determined. (applause). >> supervisor cohen, leadership, we chatted with her yet and she talked about violence in the community and what that means to children who have to experience it, even if you are not personally...
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big fight between harry reid and senator dianne feinstein. he says there won't be a vote on the assault weapon's ban, she is accusing him of breaking his word. and on the republican side reince priebus is in a spat with former republican chair michael steele. yesterday michael steele went on the radio show for andrea tontarose who is a contributor to fox news. >> michael steele who would win in a steel cage match, you or reince priebus? >> oh, no question i would clean his clock. >> what would you use the sleeper hold or -- >> just -- just one knock on the head. it's done it's over. >> no pile driver needed? >> no that's just way too much energy for this. >> bill: so then she asked him about reince priebus, saying well, michael steele made a lot of mistakes. he was a terrible chair -- i'm paraphrasing here of course. he accused him of running the party into too much debt and basically bankrupting the party, and not doing anything about a 50-state strategy, which reince priebus said he invented. >> i was laughing at some of these numb nuts say
big fight between harry reid and senator dianne feinstein. he says there won't be a vote on the assault weapon's ban, she is accusing him of breaking his word. and on the republican side reince priebus is in a spat with former republican chair michael steele. yesterday michael steele went on the radio show for andrea tontarose who is a contributor to fox news. >> michael steele who would win in a steel cage match, you or reince priebus? >> oh, no question i would clean his clock....
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i am reasonably well educated and i thank you for the lecture. >> democrats did push the feinstein sponsored bill through the committee. it's now before the full senate where it is not expected to survive. >>> another senator is shaking things up on capitol hill. this time it's republican senator rob portman of ohio. after voting for the defense of marriage act in 1996, portman now says he supports same-sex marriage because one of his sons is gay. portman says his turnaround gang two years ago when his son, will, told his parents that he is gay. >>> pope francis will face perhaps his toughest test yet when he plans to hold an audience with the media tomorrow. >> well, for now he will still be sticking to what has always worked best for him. a style of simplicity and humility. abc's marci gonzalez reports from rome. >> reporter: after the holy tradition, a first mass celebrated in the sistine chapel, pope francis will take some of the messages discussed in yesterday's simple homily about building a solid foundation for the church and lay the first brick. his first official meeting with the ca
i am reasonably well educated and i thank you for the lecture. >> democrats did push the feinstein sponsored bill through the committee. it's now before the full senate where it is not expected to survive. >>> another senator is shaking things up on capitol hill. this time it's republican senator rob portman of ohio. after voting for the defense of marriage act in 1996, portman now says he supports same-sex marriage because one of his sons is gay. portman says his turnaround gang...